A total of 45 artworks by local artist Ieong Mei Cheng (楊美靜) are on display in an exhibition titled “Other Temperature” at the UNESCO Centre of Macau in Nape.
According to a recent statement by the public Macau Foundation (FM), Ieong is the seventh artist of the “Macao Young Artists Promotion Project” which has been organised by the Macau Foundation since 2019 and that aims to give local artists under the age of 45 a chance to display their works.
The statement pointed out that Ieong is a local artist whose works have been displayed in different countries, cities, and regions, such as in the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong as well as in Japan, Portugal, and the United States.
Her early works are mostly in the form of “Eastern painting” and “Chinese seal carving”, whereas her recent works have been widely expanded on different aspects, such as installations, photography, multimedia and video, the statement added.
The statement underlined that “Other Temperature” is the first exhibition that Ieong has put on in Macau, comprising 45 installations, pictures and videos to show the changes in “human life” due to the impact of the novel coronavirus.
Meanwhile, a seminar and a workshop titled “The Coldest Colour” were held last Saturday in the exhibition hall of the UNESCO Centre of Macau, aiming to increase participants’ knowledge and ability of interpretation of cyanotype and traditional photography, according to the statement. During the seminar and workshop Ieong introduced cyanotype, such as its development and origin, and participants made their own cyanotypes during the activity.
According to The Artling, cyanotypes are one of the oldest photographic printing processes in the history of photography. The distinctive feature of the print is its shade of cyan blue, which results from its exposure to ultraviolet light. Cyanotype uses paper sensitised with cyanide.
The exhibition runs until May 8 and opens daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
As part of the government’s COVID-19 prevention measures, visitors need to wear a facemask, have their temperature checked and present a valid Macau Health Code when entering the exhibition.
